Lake made safer for ducklings

Duck ramp installation (12)

Users of the town park have often raised concerns about the fact that once ducklings have ventured onto the lake they often struggle to get off again and become easy prey for gulls and the heron. The Town Council had been asked to help find a solution to this and agreed to provide ramps to the two islands and to the bank on the left side of the lake where ducklings can find safety in the undergrowth.
The Council are grateful to Warminster Fencing who offered to make and install the ramps free of charge, providing two ramps to each of the two islands and a further two ramps to the left bank. The installation took place on Monday in readiness for the spring hatchlings, who will get a helping hand this year.